Burkina Faso vs Gambia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Burkina Faso and Gambia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
93.4%
of 3,239 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.7% | 65 |
| 1970 | 90.9% | 541 |
| 1980 | 94.3% | 1,105 |
| 1990 | 93.8% | 451 |
| 2000 | 92.7% | 490 |
| 2010 | 97.3% | 587 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 96.9% | 638 |
| Nuclear weapons | 96.6% | 531 |
| Disarmament | 95.8% | 640 |
| Colonialism | 95.8% | 456 |
| Human rights | 89.2% | 647 |
| Economic development | 95.2% | 421 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Burkina Faso | Gambia |
|---|---|---|---|
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/41/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, AFGHANISTAN | 1986-12-05 | no | yes |
R/41/33 AFGHANISTAN | 1986-11-04 | no | yes |
R/40/188 NICARAGUA, EMBARGO | 1985-12-03 | yes | no |
R/51/44 ARMS RACE, OUTER SPACE | 1996-12-03 | no | yes |
R/49/36B ISRAEL, GENEVA CONVENTION | 1994-12-06 | yes | no |
R/43/25 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1988-11-05 | yes | no |
R/42/19 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1987-11-03 | yes | no |
R/39/6 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1984-11-02 | yes | no |
R/38/12 FALKLAND ISLANDS | 1983-11-06 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Burkina Faso and Gambia vote together at the UN?
Burkina Faso and Gambia voted the same way in 93.4% of 3,239 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Burkina Faso and Gambia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Burkina Faso and Gambia largely agree: they voted the same way in 89.2% of 647 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Burkina Faso and Gambia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2014-12-18 Burkina Faso voted "yes" and Gambia voted "no" on R/69/188.